Three plaques from a triptych with the Adoration of the Shepherds, Flanked by the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Annunciate
These three plaques were reframed as a triptych in nineteenth-century Paris, but they probably do belong together, because all
three display the characteristic figure style of the same workshop. The two wings indicate some acquaintance with Italian Renaissance architecture.
three display the characteristic figure style of the same workshop. The two wings indicate some acquaintance with Italian Renaissance architecture.
Artwork Details
- Title: Three plaques from a triptych with the Adoration of the Shepherds, Flanked by the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Annunciate
- Artist: Workshop of Master of the Triptych of Louis XII (ca. 1490–ca. 1515)
- Date: early 16th century
- Geography: Made in Limoges, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Painted enamel, copper
- Dimensions: Overall (as installed): 8 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. (21.1 x 34.9 cm)
Overall (A-left panel): 8 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in. (21 x 7.5 x 0.2 cm)
Overall (B-central panel): 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1/16 in. (20.7 x 16.9 x 0.2 cm)
Overall (c-right panel): 8 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in. (21.1 x 7.5 x 0.2 cm) - Classification: Enamels-Painted
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.699a–c
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Master of the Triptych of Louis XII
probably early 16th century
Master of the Triptych of Louis XII
15th–16th century
Master of the Triptych of Louis XII
late 15th–early 16th century
Master of the Triptych of Louis XII
15th–16th century
Master of the Triptych of Louis XII
15th–16th century
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